St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-04-21
VERMONT CONFERENCE.
Good Weather and Successful COME
ence Assured.

The Add annual session of the YER
mont conference convened with the
Methodist church here yesterday morn
ing. Members of the conference began
arriving early in the week and Tues
days trains brought in considerable
numbers. Better weather could not
be desired and everything points to
one of the most interesting and sue
cessful conferences for many years.
The examination of classes occupied
much of the time yesterday and the
conference sermon was delivered last
evening by Rev. w. C. Robinson. The
conference proper opens this mOrnin
with the sacrament of the Lords sup
per conducted by Bishop j. NJ. Walden
followed by the organization and bust
ness session. The order of exercises
for the remainder of the conference
sessions is given below beginning with
the missionary sermon this afternoon
by Rev. A. j. HOugh:
Thursday, April II.
$3.50 p. m. Anniversary of W. F. M. S. DR..
M. Thsburn.
500 p. m. Statistical sermon.
Gas p. m. Revival service. A. L. Cooper.
7.45p.m. Missionary ami eersary. G. L. Wells,
H. w. Worthen w d. Malcolm, DIR. j. M. Tho
burn.
Friday, April "a.
$50 a. m. Opening of conference by half hour OF
prayer service.
2.p.m. Anniversary OF S. S. society. j. Ham
ilton, j. T. Baxendale, j. r. Freeman F. H. Bart
lett.
$50 IN. Anniversary of N. e. Education soci-
ETY.. w. NJ. ellis, NJ P. Bell, A. B. Enright.
Gas p. m. Revival service. A. B. Truax.
745p m. Anniversary of Ch.' Ext. society. DR.
W. A. Spencer.
Saturday, April 23.
$50 a. m. Opening of conference session by
| prayer service
2OOp M Anniversary of w. H. NJ. S. Mrs
! $50 p. Temperance anniversary. P. N
Granger, C. II. Sweat, C. P. Taplin.
Gas p. IN. Revival service E. Snow.
7.45p.m. Anniversary Freedmen's aid society
| j. Thurston, L. Todd, C. Wedgewaith, DIR. R. S
Rust.
Sunday, April "a.
$50 M Conference love feast III. A. Spen
Ger.
1870 a. m. Sermon by Bishop Walden, followed
| by the ordination of deacons.
| 2.OOp. m Memorial services followed by thu
ordination of elders
| 7.OOp. m. Revival service 81. A. Spencer
Monday, April 20.
| $50 a. m. Conference session.
Rev. G.. w. Culver called those as
sembled to order yesterday morning
Rev. H. A. Spencer conducted devO
tiOnal exercises, after which the exam
ination of classes begun. Here are thu
names of the classes with examiners
For admission on trial.. P. Tuck
er, johnson r. C.. Vail, Jacksonville
w. p. Marshall, Morrisville; A. Greg
DRY, Guildhall C. NJ. Carpenter, White
River Junction w. c. Johnson, Der
by. COnimiUUee-J. III. W1nsiow, j
Mcdonald.
First year.-G. A. Emery, Peacham
w. E. Douglass, Stowe; F. E. Currier
Walden. COmmittee-H. f. Forest G
Farnsworth, w. N. Roberts.
Second year. S. l.. Hedges, Bloom
field G.. F. Partridge, BOndville. Com
mittee, G.. II. Walter, Jr., o. ID. Clapr
F. H. Roberts.
Third year.--F. w. Hamblin, Water
bury w. A. Evans, Middlesex; G. L
Story, st. Adams Bay; l. P. Chase
Irasburg. COmmittee-L.O o. Sherburne
A. Scribner, w. j. johnson.
Fourth year.-W. C. Smithers, Islan'
Pond; C. W. Morse, Glover; F. d
Handy, Willimsville. Committee-H
A. Spencer, N. w. Wilder, c. p. Tap
lin.
Local preachers desiring deacon
orders.-D. G.. Thatcher, Worcester
A. j. Martin, WardsbOrO E. E. Rey
nolds, Thetford Centre L. p. Tucker
Johnson; A. b. Riggs, Underhill. Com
mittee-W. r. Davenport, G. Wedg
worth, j. E. Knapp.
Local preachers desiring elders or
ders.-G. E. Burnham, Danville !; JOIN
Morse, West Burke. COmmittee-W
l.. Todd, w. HI. Dean, F. w. Lewis.
The result of examinations will no
be known until announced.
The conference sermon was preache
last evening by Rev. w. C. Robinso
of Sheldon, Rev. l.. DOdd assisting i
the service. The church was filled
Mr.. Robinson's text was Eph. 3, 10
his subject, The Gospel Ideal. Go
has set before man i'm the gospel a
ideal of what is and what should bt
This ideal the speaker urged upon hi
hearers rs the true ideal to be followed
The gospel project is no venture. Ii
coming is not in the vocation of Wis
itOr but rather in the prowess of an in
vader and cOnquerOr. The true gospt
! conception is of Jacob genius a SUP
planter in permanence. Its intent
that of the leaven- potency in its rela
ton to the meal mass. "Have faith
God" that is adopt Gods ideal. Be
t lieve the gospel Gods spell. In clos
!. ing the speaker said Paul defines til
making of ministers as ''grace COZ
D ferred," divine mechanism. Preacl
ing, publishing good news. This
the ministers prime work. Preachin
the gospel is the passion of his mattel
e less motive, and the grandeur of h
God assigned ministry. Let us M
fail to index the prominent factor
g the grand ideal of the gospel prOclami
d tiOn-Preaching the unsearchable rici
Il es of Christ.
: The Conference Reporter, edited l.
s Rev. w. j. johnson, is decided SIT
: cess, bright and newsy and gives e.
n cellent reports of the conference Sc
g siOns. INDUCING in "reminiscences I'll
i editor recalls the time III years az
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